Morgan Wallen wasted no time diving into his just-released I’m The Problem album during his inaugural Sand In My Boots Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, where he debuted seven brand-new songs off the project.
Closing out the sold-out festival on Sunday, May 18, Morgan Wallen delivered his first official headline show of 2025. This also appearance perfectly correlated the release of his new album, which became the most-streamed country album of the year on Apple, Spotify and Amazon within hours of its May 16 release.
The superstar made his grand entrance his signature “Broadway Girls” walk out, shared a few words with the festival goers and then promptly began the 23-song setlist. He explained to the sea of 40,000 fans that the idea to put his own festival together has been thrown around “for a long time now.”
Eventually, he found the “right partner” and “right people” to collaborate with and after a lot of hard work and time, he and his team developed the Sand In My Boots festival, with a star-studded, multi-genre lineup.
Throughout the night, he delivered the live debuts of new tracks – “I’m The Problem,” “Kick Myself,” “Don’t We,” “I’m A Little Crazy,” “I Got Better,” “Superman,” and “Just In Case.”
In addition to his recent releases, Morgan Wallen celebrated his career hits and fan-favorites like “You Proof,” “Cover Me Up,” “More Than My Hometown,” “Whiskey Glasses,” and more. Of course, he also made sure to include the song that inspired the name of the festival, “Sand In My Boots.”
Those in attendance got to experience his music with two very special surprise guests – Bailey Zimmerman and ERNEST. Half-way through the set, Zimmerman joined him in performing the 5x-Platinum hit “Up Down,” off his debut album If I Know Me, while ERNEST hit the stage for their Platinum-certified collaboration, “Cowgirls” off 2023’s One Thing At A Time project.
The final performance of the weekend came to a close with Morgan Wallen delivering his breakthrough 2018 hit, “The Way I Talk.” He made sure to thank his fans for their massive support throughout his career before exiting the stage, “Thank each and every one of you guys for making this possible… for supporting me, for supporting my new album. I love each and every one of y’all!”
Morgan Wallen brought all 23 of his songs to life on the 1980s-inspired 160 feet wide by 70 feet tall stage, which was a fully custom build designed by Clio Award-winning studio Raw Cereal that marked their largest festival build to date.
Morgan Wallen Set List (Sand In My Boots)
Ain’t That Some
One Thing At A Time
I’m The Problem*
Kick Myself*
You Proof
Love Somebody
This Bar
Don’t We*
Cover Me Up
I’m A Little Crazy*
Sand In My Boots
Up Down (feat. Bailey Zimmerman)
Cowgirls (feat. ERNEST)
I Got Better*
Superman*
Chasin’ You
I Had Some Help
Heartless
Just In Case*
More Than My Hometown
Whiskey Glasses
Last Night
The Way I Talk
*Live Debut
Produced by AEG Presents, Sand In My Boots festival welcomed a wide variety of over 30 acts spanning several different genres. Artists like Post Malone, Brooks & Dunn, HARDY, The War On Drugs, T-Pain, Three 6 Mafia and more performed throughout the event which ran from May 16-18.
The festival allowed Morgan Wallen to celebrate his 37-track I’m The Problem album in a big way. Much like the festival, the project features a mix of the superstar’s favorite acts and musical inspirations, from Post Malone to Tate McRae, Eric Church, ERNEST and HARDY.
While the Tennessee native co-wrote 22 of the tracks, he tapped 49 songwriters to help build a track list finds him depicting many moments and emotions from his real-life in a way unlike he’s ever done before.
Fans will have 20 more chances to catch Morgan Wallen on the road in 2025 as he prepares to launch his coinciding, I’m The Problem Tour on June 20 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The run will include stops in Seattle, Washington; Foxborough, Massachusetts; Toronto, Ontario and more. He also announced the addition of a second stop in Madison, Wisconsin, where his appearances will mark the first time an artist has played two consecutive nights at Camp Randall Stadium.
A full list of Morgan Wallen’s 2025 tour dates can be found HERE.
The post Morgan Wallen Set List: Superstar Debuts Seven New Songs At Sand In My Boots Festival appeared first on Country Now.